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Page 2THE TIGERMarch 5, 1969EditorialThe Difference Between a Rut andA Grave Is Only LengthA number of years ago the student editor of the San AntonioCollege Rangier published an editorial taking the administrationand staff to task because the entire 'SAC Campus consisted ofbuildings and land covered with asphalt. Not a single tree, shrub,or flower bed broke the dull grey monotony of a wide expanse ofhardtop pavement, surrounded by Cyclone fence, streets, and park-ing spaces. It wns the editor’s belief that a bit of greenery mightimprove student morale.Many of the “old timers” at SAC at the time considered suchan assertion completely foolish. After all, only a few years earlier,the entire SAC Campus consisted of six buildings on South AlamoStreet, built some time before the beginning of the 20th Century,and at the time nestled in the shade of the bowling alley next door.The grounds were a joy to behold, being composed entirely oftpaliche clay that was either a sea of sticky mud or a puddle ofdust, depending upon how much time had elapsed since the lastrain. The old campus had had a few bedraggled shrubs, even afew scraggly flowers; but policy dictated that even weeds on thenew San Pedro Campus be eliminated. In fact, one member of themaintenance staff seemed to devote about half of his time toremoving them with a “pear burner”.The St. Philip’s College Campus, by contrast, had lawns,flowers, and many trees native to the area.Whether or not that student editor’s efforts at being a gadflyreally started the program of beautification, the results which canbe observed today seem remarkable. At the time such improve-ment seemed impossible.The point is, improvement must be initiated, and it must beinitiated by some one person who is concerned with the qualityof the institution in which he invests his time. No matter how goodhuman endeavor is, it can be improved. Many improvements areneeded on our campus; and the need is not limited to size of plantand extent of curriculum. An improvement is not possible With-out change.The responsibility for improving St. Philip’s College is notrestricted to any one of the elements that the “status quo” maybe attributed to. Any one of these, the District Board, the President,the College Administration, the Faculty, and the Student Body,can adopt the attitude of “Let George do it.” Such a way ofthinking assures that nothing ever will be accomplished.Those who rest on their laurels, only perpetuate the status quo;and the status quo cannot exist forever. An insitution, like a man orwoman, must either improve or deteriorate. There is no standingstill. As Thomas Huxley so wisely wrote, “The rung of a ladder wasnever meant to rest upon, but only to hold man’s food long enoughto enable him to put the other somewhat higher.”AmendmentProposed ToS. C. ConstitutionThere should be one (1) elect-ed representative from each clubon campus. Each elected repre-sentative will be granted all opi-nion and voting rights equal tothose held by the other electedStudent Council members. If atany time any representativeshould accumulate more than theestablished amount of three (3)unexcused absences, the clubwhich he or she is representingwill be asked to dismiss thisrepresentative and elect a newone.Submitted byRalph E. MilesStudent Council PresidentAre you in favor of this amend-ment: ____yes ____no.If you are opposed to thisamendment, please list your rea-son(s) or suggestion(s) that youmay have.Health Careers Training BecomesMore Important at St. Philip’s CollegeSophomoreClass NotesOne of the major complaintsconcerning the Sophomore ClassMeetings is that there is a verylimited amount of publicity. Re-cently, the president of theSophomore Class, Miss TheoliaMichaux, appointed a committeewhose responsibility is to pub-licize in advance any informa-tion concerning class meetings.The committee decided that itwould be beneficial to the stu-dents if a tentative schedule ofthe class meetings were pub-lished for their personal refer-ence. It must be understood thatthe listed dates of these meetingsare subject to change, but youwill be notified. The dates areas follows:March 5, 1969April 16, 1969April 30, 1969May 7, 1969We hope that you will keepthis schedule and use it to youradvantage. It will eliminate onecomplaint.Publication CommitteeThe Department of VocationalNursing at St. Philip’s College isan accredited twelve monthcourse approved by the TexasBoard of Vocational NurseExaminers and the Texas Edu-cation Agency. Upon graduationfrom the course, students areeligible to take the State BoardExamination to become LicensedVocational Nurses. A new classis enrolled every September,February, and June. OperatingRoom Technician classes areonly offered in September.The Vocational Nurse Programis co-ordinated by Mrs. Peggy M.Powers. Instructors for thecourse taken on the college cam-pus are: Miss Molly Hoff, MissSylvia Sanchez, Mrs. RebaDooley, Mrs. Majorie Williams,Mrs. Guy Dunwoody, Mrs. LouiseFord, Mrs. Aurora Hernandez,Mrs. Jean Helton, Mrs. LeonaKnight, Mrs. Phyliss Harris andMiss Helen Lundahl, who is incharge of the Operating RoomTechnician classes.In order to qualify for a Voca-tional Nursing diploma from St.Philip’s College, the VocationalNursing student must maintain a“C” average in each coursethroughout the twelve monthperiod of the course.There are approximately 16students enrolled in OperationRoom Technology, 180 in Voca-tional Nursing, 45 in NursingAide and 45 in Ward Clerk.Honor students in the day-time division are: Mrs. SandraPrice, Mrs. Guadalupe Iruegas,and Miss Maria Gonzales. In theevening division they are: Mrs.Deana Moore, Mrs. Evelyn Byars,Mrs. Murina Pelayo, and Mr.Sylvio Ballasteras, a cuban re-fugee who came to this countrywhen he was 12 years old.All Honor Students are mar-ried except for Miss Maria Gon-zales and Mr. Ballasteras. Theyare all “A” students. They areexceptional students, being en-rolled for a 40 hour week courseand at the same time maintain-ing a home and supporting afamily. Their compensation forthis sacrifice will come withtheir completion of the course—for the demand of VocationalNursing is high, and salaries of-fered for this position are good.Robert B. Green Memorial Hos-pital, Lutheran General Hospitaland the Southwest Texas Metho-dist Hospital here in San Anto-nio are the accredited institu-tions utilized. They provide anexcellent variety and balance inlearning experience.In order to be eligible to at-tend the Operating Room Tech-nician Course and the LVNCourse, you must have a highschool diploma and mustpass the pre-examinations. WardClerks and Nurses’ Aide mustalso complete all interviews andbe pre-tested. Nurses’ Aides dobasic procedures work and con-duct routine patient care. WardClerks are taught to greet thepeople, to serve as ward secre-taries and as receptionists in thenursing unit. LVN’s are taught togive medication, to work in ma-ternity wards, to take care ofnew born infants and to care forsurgical patients.The Operating Room Tech-nicians assist surgeons during anoperation. The course in Operat-ing Room Technology is a newprogram.All of these students receive alimited amount of training inpsychiatric nursing. Thoseinterested in one of these fieldsof study should contact theHealth Careers official.NOTICE!The Reading Lab (Room 204)will be open for supervised studyand individual work on readingand other language skills duringthe hours listed below. ALLSTUDENTS, whether enrolled ina reading course or not, are wel-comed in the Reading Lab, whereyou will be given individual helpin improving your reading andstudy skills.HOURS OF OPERATIONMonday, Wednesday, and Friday9:00 A.M. — 11:00 A.M.12:30 P.M. — 3:30 P.M.Tuesday and Thursday9:00 A.M. — 10:30 A.M.12:30 P.M. — 4:00 P.M.Fine Arts Clubpresents . . .Watch thisSpotClub NotesOn February 21, 1969, the FineArts Club held election of newofficers for the Spring Semes-ter. Those elected will be an-nounced in the next edition.Members of the club, OncyWhittier, Naomi Bush, andMichael Edwards participated in aprogram sponsored by the MountZion First Baptist Church Wor-ship and Arts Council. The themeof the program wras “Understanding our Environment.” Aselection, “The Creation,” wasnarrated by Oncy Whittier andNaomi Bush. Michael Edwardssang a solo entitled “One God.”The Phi Rho Pi Debating andSpeech Club will sponsor a two-week membership drive February24 through March 7.Notes From TheGuidance CenterNeed a Job?The Guidance Center offers tothe students of St. Philip’s Col-lege a job placement service. Theidea of the job placement serviceis to bring together potentialcommunity employers and poten-tial qualified employees for thepurpose of achieving a laborcontract which will be mutuallybeneficial.A series of 3 x 5-inch cards,depicting where jobs are locatedin our community, what qualifi-cations one must possess in orderto obtain the job, what wages (orsalary) are being offered, whathours of labor demanded, and thelike, are maintained on a bulletinboard in the Guidance Center.Students who need jobs and canqualify, in either the Day orEvening Division, are urged tocome to Room II, Technical-Vocational Building for assist-ance. Through a rather simpleadministrative routine qualifiedStudents will be processed forpositions.The Guidance Center is opendaily from 8:00 a.m. to 9:45 p.m.,Monday through Friday of eachweek, excluding officially-recog-nized holidays. A professionally-trained counselor will be avail-able at most times to assist youin not only job placement but inother guidance activities as well.--o-The Esquire ClubThe Esquire Club held a dancelast Friday, February 21, 1969In the Student Union honoringMiss Esquire and her coterie.Miss Esquire was Miss NancyBattles, a sophomore majoring inBusiness Administration. Secondrunner-up for this title was MissWilhelmeen Gray, a sophomoremajoring in Business Administra-tion also. Miss Esquire’s coterieconsisted of: Miss Sweet, RitaWells; second runner-up, PaulaCrenshaw; Miss Uptight, ShirleyBates; second runner-up, BrendaManning; Miss Future, SandraMcPherson; second runner-up,Linda Brown; Most Popular, An-nette Washington; second run-ner-up, Matilda Lewis; Most Tal*ented, Jackie Ball; second runner-up, Madeline Townsend; BestDressed, Mirtha Vaughn; secondrunner-up, Marcella Hartfield;Miss ? ? ? ?, Janie Cook; secondrunner-up, Sylvia Houston.A future project of the EsquireClub will be a banquet honoringthe St. Philip’s Athletic depart-ment.Continuing a busy season ofactivities, Danny Mason, presi-dent of the club and chairmanof the initiation committee, saidthat initiation activities wouldtake place in the very near future.The officers of the EsquireClub are as follows:President------Danny MasonVice President__Lonnie CollinsSecretary____Barry MajorAsst. Sec.____Dick GarrettChaplain-------Richard JonesParliamentarian__Ernest IngramNews Reporter---Allen Koontz